Nigeria records 265 new cases of Coronavirus, total now 7,526

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday, announced that the country has recorded 265 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 7,526.

The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Saturday night.

“265 new cases of #COVID19; 133-Lagos 34-Oyo 28-Edo 23-Ogun 22-FCT 6-Plateau 5-Kaduna 3-Borno 3-Niger 2-Kwara 2-Bauchi 2-Anambra 2-Enugu.”

265 new cases of #COVID19;

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133-Lagos
34-Oyo
28-Edo
23-Ogun
22-FCT
6-Plateau
5-Kaduna
3-Borno
3-Niger
2-Kwara
2-Bauchi
2-Anambra
2-Enugu

7526 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2174
Deaths: 221

Meanwhile, it was gathered that NCDC stormed Bonny Island, Rivers state, collecting samples for suspected Covid-19 cases, following a strange illness which has claimed at least 11 lives in the past two weeks.

Bonny Graduate Forum (BGF) confirmed the development on Saturday, saying it an independent preliminary investigation into the strange deaths and complaints of lost of sense of smell and taste among a number patients undergoing medical attention in various health facilities in the nation’s oil and gas hub.